Pic of the Day

[Stihldog]

Is that you @Stihldog dog, throwing the HUSTLER sign into the air?

Nah, that’s my buddy Steve. Rides a hardtail almost every day. He maintains this trail,(new sign day). Besides advising me on some trail work (Forestry Engineer), he’s got the biggest calves I’ve ever seen.

 

[Stihldog]

Is that a yes or a no, then?
This is me.
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This is me.

I’m the cat with no whiskers, wearing a helmet and some trail-dog resting on my leg.

 

[Bear-uk]

Howarth in Bronty country.
Apparently it's raining outside

 

[Mcharza]

A sunny Sunday and we were like horses in the pasture. We are excited about the great riding weather.

This was the only picture I remembered to take.

 

[Tyjay]

Another day and another trip to Glentress..old "Reds" in the morning and then playtime in the afternoon on the new Black / Red & Blue flow trails ..which were good fun but it looks as if too many riders have ridden these and found them a little beyond their skill set by the amount of brake bumps on the red & black in particular .
A really good time was had by all and it's always great to hook up with Alan ,Ant & Wayne ..roughly about 25miles & 3,500ft..
Only the one pic at the start of Spooky Wood descent ..with two Smoggies from Middlesbrough ( canny craic) to the left of the pic ..Ant, Alan & Wayne to the right..
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Looks like a Good day

we rode the black off piste yesterday was quality day
Finished off with new red and blue. But as you say twitcher is now brake bumped to death but better than sept when I was last there
Ended up with neat 5k of climbing

 

[Arminius]

28 miles of tarmac teasing today apart from a couple of miles when I got lost and had to go cross country. Big ol building is not my house but a place called the Grange near Winchester. I just wanted to see what my bike looked like next to it before putting in an offer. My offer got turned down.
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Roman temple?

 

[The EMF]

Great day at Glentress with @The Hodge @timberjack and @Walkea
A nostalgic trip for as it’s been a few years since I’ve rode the trails there.
Big big difference to when I first rode there in the late 1990’s when the ride up to the skills area was a proper ball ache and the Reds were as knarly as f**k. My days of ridding “off piste blacks” are long gone, I want too, but the hand eye coordination plus the reaction time to light and dark is pretty slow now…..The days off road trips to Morzine are just a treasured memory now.
Anyway back to yesterday, loved the old Reds, played on the new flow trails, l still get a massive buzz fully committing to a big berm and hitting the jumps when they out in the open. All three new trails are great for building confidence and with a few sessions would build technique into riding a berm and not just negotiating one. Well done to all concerned in building these trails.
North Yorkshire next weekend, a totally different ride all together

 

[Anders]

From my early Saturday ride in an army training field some kilometers from our home. The local cross country ski tracks run in this area. I tried to follow the 10km ski track, but couldn't follow it exactly, as the markings are quite sparse and best suited for winter use. I'm not that keen on cross-country skiing, so my knowledge of the tracks is not that good. My wife, OTOH, knows them very well, so I got a detailed description of where I should have ridden when I came home for breakfast

As mentioned, winter is coming. The smaller lakes will soon freeze over, as shown here.

This one looks like it has stood here for a while.

 

[kaaskopf]

nbd

 

[VWsurfbum]

nbd
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I read through your build thread, and its turned out very nicely indeed.

 

[Just gan]

First snow on Corriehabbie very cold on top. Plenty clothes but it takes a while to get used to the cold as lts been a balmy 14 for a few days. Shooting party I met must have been in Glenfiddoch Lodge ruin as the fire was still on when I came past.

 

[Stihldog]

No snow at this elevation but rode in the rain and hail. Wasn’t really ready for that.

Checked out the road damage and ventured down a few trails.


Took a nice little tumble down this trail a few months ago. We’ll call that an extreme rib massage. ouch.

 

[markloch]

On my sunset ride today

 

[Stihldog]

First real snowfall (fake hail and rain yesterday) to hit the area. Trails were pretty good but the fire roads were slippery.

 

[Just gan]

First real snowfall (fake hail and rain yesterday) to hit the area. Trails were pretty good but the fire roads were slippery.

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Will you get out in winter?

 

[Just gan]

On my sunset ride today
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Is that a wolf ?

 

[Gareth]

First snow on Corriehabbie very cold on top. Plenty clothes but it takes a while to get used to the cold as lts been a balmy 14 for a few days. Shooting party I met must have been in Glenfiddoch Lodge ruin as the fire was still on when I came past.

I cycled Corryhabbie a couple of years ago back in June Binhill1. I parked just off the B9009, popped up Corryhabbie via Glenfiddich Lodge, then back the same way, peddled down the road to Tomachlaven and then cycled up Ben Rinnes. I’m a bit of a hill bagger so it was great to bag two hills by just riding the ebike right to the top. Wasn’t as cold as your day though.

 

[Gareth]

Anyway, back to 2024, this was last Sunday. Feuside Hill, North Ayrshire;

 

[Just gan]

I cycled Corryhabbie a couple of years ago back in June Binhill1. I parked just off the B9009, popped up Corryhabbie via Glenfiddich Lodge, then back the same way, peddled down the road to Tomachlaven and then cycled up Ben Rinnes. I’m a bit of a hill bagger so it was great to bag two hills by just riding the ebike right to the top. Wasn’t as cold as your day though.

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Nice Bike. Yes I do enjoy that hill , mega fast downhill back to Lodge if you want it to be , knockan bothy down the back worth a look as well . I sometimes do Cooks Cairn then up the back way to Corriehabbie as well . Ben Rinnes yes you can go up the front way as well zig zag through the heather dodgy coming down though. Never tried the Convals on bike . A941 Bridgehaugh is where I normally go in . I see where you went I have went that way , there's a deer farm and loads of gates last time I went there. Yes plenty up there to explore.

 

[Gareth]

Yes, up through the deer farm. The gates were all unlocked but had chains and padlocks hanging on them. So I was glad to find them still unlocked on my return otherwise I would have had a bit of a detour and wouldn’t have managed Ben Rinnes as well. I was staying in Strathpeffer for the week, but the weather that day was poor up that way, was better towards the south,so I decided to head down and bag those two Corbetts with the ebike. Was an enjoyable day out.

 

[Just gan]

Yes, up through the deer farm. The gates were all unlocked but had chains and padlocks hanging on them. So I was glad to find them still unlocked on my return otherwise I would have had a bit of a detour and wouldn’t have managed Ben Rinnes as well. I was staying in Strathpeffer for the week, but the weather that day was poor up that way, was better towards the south,so I decided to head down and bag those two Corbetts with the ebike. Was an enjoyable day out.

Yes ebike and deer fences a bad mix.

 

[markloch]

Is that a wolf ?

Coyote - big and healthy one. As far as I’m concerned they are a plague. Not so much this guy, his range is wild-slash-natural, but there are a lot than roam the neighborhoods in broad daylight like guilty looking stray dogs. They do keep the small pet population under control. As does the occasional bobcat.

 

[Winford]

Night right with fast talent, connect and FHDL out of Auburn

 

[Just gan]

No snow at this elevation but rode in the rain and hail. Wasn’t really ready for that.

Checked out the road damage and ventured down a few trails.

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Took a nice little tumble down this trail a few months ago. We’ll call that an extreme rib massage. ouch.

The other day i had 4 layers on the bottom and 3 on top two pairs of gloves and a buff on my heed. Only my face was cold probably only minus 4 c so not that bad .

 

[Just gan]

Coyote - big and healthy one. As far as I’m concerned they are a plague. Not so much this guy, his range is wild-slash-natural, but there are a lot than roam the neighborhoods in broad daylight like guilty looking stray dogs. They do keep the small pet population under control. As does the occasional bobcat.

Looks big do they howwwl as well.

 

[steve_sordy]

Looks big do they howwwl as well.

Nooooooooooooo!

 

[Stihldog]

The other day i had 4 layers on the bottom and 3 on top two pairs of gloves and a buff on my heed. Only my face was cold probably only minus 4 c so not that bad .

Hahaha! When I dressed for that ride I realized I had 4 layers on, winter gloves, heavy socks, skull cap, long johns, but no face protection …I said to myself; “self…you are a wuss”! And it was only -2c. Might take a few rides to climitise.

 

[Just gan]

Hahaha! When I dressed for that ride I realized I had 4 layers on, winter gloves, heavy socks, skull cap, long johns, but no face protection …I said to myself; “self…you are a wuss”! And it was only -2c. Might take a few rides to climitise.

Yes we've had an unseasonal 12 to 14 c for a few weeks it will take a bit of getting used to. Won't keep me in though.

 

[Stihldog]

Will you get out in winter?

Yeah , probably without the riding shorts or white ankle socks though …I have some morals.

 

[Stihldog]

Last night we were hit by a “Bomb Cyclone” in our area. (Off the coast of Vancouver). Cat 3 winds. Power outages, heavy rains, debris, fallen trees etc. should be another interesting ride today. I guess we haven’t had enough after the Atmospheric River(s) from a few weeks ago.

I might need to add a life-jacket to my riding apparel.